However, now that she had appeared, they naturally wouldn't let this opportunity for investigation slip by. They immediately sent word back to their sects to look into whether any of the core elders of the Medicine King Pavilion had recently recruited a new disciple.
Leaving a thread of their divine sense on Jiang Lu, they wanted to see exactly what this minor cultivator was planning to do.
Jiang Lu watched as Fu Yao organized everyone. Her eyes darkened slightly. Each team had quite a few cultivators, with their strength ranging from the Qi Condensation stage to the Golden Core stage.
Could it be related to the magical beasts Chi Li and the others mentioned? Aside from this, she couldn't think of any other possibility.
She closely followed behind Liu Qingqing's team.
“Ah~”
A delicate cry rang out, and Liu Qingqing was seen shrinking behind a male disciple.
Jiang Lu's eyes widened. It's here! It's here! The classic drama of the Little Junior Sister and the Eldest Senior Sister fighting for favor is starting!
She swallowed hard, nervously keeping her divine sense focused on the people ahead.
“Little Junior Sister, what's wrong?”
Xi Siyu quickly supported her, asking with concern.
The accompanying disciples could only facepalm in exasperation. As expected, here we go again...
They had wondered why the Little Junior Sister had been so quiet and well-behaved along the way. Turns out she was just waiting for this moment.
Lu Lingfeng looked at his Third Senior Brother's anxious expression and took two steps back. He quietly exhaled a breath of relief, glad that he was smart enough to discreetly maintain a distance of two steps from their Little Junior Sister.
He stole a glance at the Eldest Senior Sister's expression. Her face was calm, with only a trace of helplessness at the corner of her mouth.
However, a flicker of ridicule flashed deep within her eyes.
Such talent was indeed wasted on this fool. Remembering her master's words, Fu Yao closed her eyes and then opened them again.
She let out a helpless sigh.
At the very least, she was still better than those geniuses in the Xuanchen Domain. Recalling the rumors she had heard, Fu Yao felt that her Little Junior Sister's behavior was not entirely intolerable.
Indeed, everything was relative; it all depended on who she was compared to.
When someone was foolish, it was actually better if their strength wasn't too high. Otherwise, it would just lead to disaster.
At this moment, she felt that it was actually for the best that her Little Junior Sister was absorbing the spiritual orb's energy slowly. A rapid rise in her strength wouldn't be a good thing for them.
“Senior Brother, I think we should go this way, but I don't know if Eldest Senior Sister...”
After speaking, she cast a timid glance at Fu Yao.
The other disciples thought: Little Junior Sister, you're overacting.
“Why?”
Fu Yao neither agreed nor refused. Her cool voice rang out as she stared fixedly at Liu Qingqing and asked.
“I just feel like this way is better.”
Liu Qingqing replied in a low voice, immediately averting her eyes the moment she met Fu Yao's gaze.
For some reason, looking into her Eldest Senior Sister's eyes made her feel as if all her secrets were laid bare.
Hmph, I won't admit that I'm only doing this because everyone's attention is on Eldest Senior Sister, and I want to steal the spotlight.
Realizing that everyone had fallen silent after she spoke, she felt a little apprehensive.
Fu Yao thought about it for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
“In that case, let's go with Junior Sister's suggestion.”
Liu Qingqing: ???
A look of surprise crossed her face. She just agreed like that?
Fu Yao immediately started walking in that direction after speaking. The others quickly followed. Liu Qingqing did not notice the slight upward curve of Fu Yao's lips.
Jiang Lu had expected a heated argument, but she hadn't anticipated Fu Yao agreeing so easily.
This was different from what she had imagined.
!!!
Oh~
She got it!
Typically, Eldest Senior Sisters were the type to suffer grievances in silence with nowhere to vent. It must be that the Sect Master of the Liuyun Sect doted on his youngest disciple too much, forcing Fu Yao to obey.
How pitiful.
She shook her head, her eyes filled with pity.
Fu Yao: Overactive imagination is a disease...
However, credit where credit was due; Liu Qingqing's luck was indeed something else.
They had walked for so long without encountering anything unusual, yet following the direction Liu Qingqing pointed, they quickly spotted two demon beasts fighting ahead.
One was a Siphon Bull, and the other was a One-Horned Colt.
Both were Tier Two demon beasts. They had clearly been fighting for some time, as both were covered in wounds.
Behind them, a mature spiritual plant swayed in the wind, its few yellow fruits emitting a refreshing fragrance.
It was a Tier Three Yellow Spiritual Fruit. For Qi Condensation cultivators stuck at a bottleneck, consuming it would allow them to break through instantly.
This was a rare and precious treasure for any faction.
However, the ripening window of the Yellow Spiritual Fruit lasted only a brief month. If they weren't harvested within this period, the fruits would fall and lose all value.
Right now, they happened to arrive at the perfect moment.
The disciples were delighted and looked toward Fu Yao.
Although they had no personal use for it, these items would count toward their contribution points, which they could exchange for resources they needed.
“You few, go deal with those two demon beasts. The rest of you, follow me to harvest the Yellow Spiritual Fruits.”
“Understood.”
“Yes, Eldest Senior Sister.”
With that, they split up to take action. They were powerful and numerous; before long, the two demon beasts were knocked to the ground, unable to move.
The others harvested the Yellow Spiritual Fruits and handed them to Fu Yao, who stored them in her storage bag. After confirming there were no other spiritual plants around, the group departed.
Once Jiang Lu saw them walk far away, she quietly stepped out from behind the tree.
In the shadows, the elder who had left a thread of divine sense on Jiang Lu looked slightly puzzled. What is this girl trying to do?
Jiang Lu walked over to the two demon beasts. With a wave of her hand, the two beasts vanished, swept into her storage bag.
The elder in the shadows: ...
And here I was wondering what she was up to. She actually treasures the corpses of two demon beasts? Are the resources the Medicine King Pavilion provides to its disciples really that tight nowadays?
Next, she walked over to the Yellow Spiritual Fruit tree, preparing to store it in her space.
Suddenly, her eyelids twitched, and she immediately halted her movements.
Frowning slightly, she looked around and then stared at the Yellow Spiritual Fruit tree with a complex expression. She had a premonition that she absolutely must not take the tree away. Yet, it was such a good item, and she really wanted to bring it with her.
Amidst her dilemma, she looked down and spotted several saplings growing beneath the tree.
If I can't take the tree, the saplings should be fine, right?
She didn't feel that same sense of dread she had experienced just now.
Pursing her lips in thought, she cast the Soil-Tilling Spell to dig up the saplings and stored them in her space.
Seeing this, the elder in the shadows shook his head.
I thought she wanted to take the entire Yellow Spiritual Fruit tree, but she only took the saplings. However, these spiritual plants can hardly survive outside of specific regions. What she's doing is nothing but wishful thinking.
The quality of disciples recruited by the Medicine King Pavilion is getting worse and worse. Such a narrow vision makes it hard to achieve anything great. With that thought, the elder shifted his attention elsewhere.
After making sure she hadn't missed a single scrap of resources, Jiang Lu immediately caught up with the Liuyun Sect group.
It really pays off to follow behind someone with great fortune. If I had come on my own, there's no way I would have run into such good things.
As soon as the saplings entered the space, Ling Xi hugged them tightly. Showing its pearly white teeth, it looked at the saplings in its arms with satisfaction.
Linglong was indeed right. In the future, the entire space would be filled with spiritual plants planted by its own hands. Here, it had Linglong to chat with, as well as spiritual fields where it could continuously grow crops.
Truly, this was a heavenly life.
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